Benjamin PARKER

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11 October 1757 , Whately, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

21 February 1811 , Whately, Massachusetts, USA

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Abraham PARKER Lois BLOOD

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Born: 11 October 1757 in Whately, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Abraham PARKER

Mother: Lois BLOOD

Paternal grandparents: Isaac PARKER , Ruth BLOOD

Maternal grandparents: James BLOOD , Catherine NUTTING

Benjamin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Benjamin married Hannah GUILD abt. 1782 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Hannah GUILD was born abt. 1762 in Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Hannah died 29 March 1857 in Whately, Massachusetts, USA.

Benjamin PARKER died 21 February 1811 in Whately, Massachusetts, USA.
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Hannah GUILD
Marriage date: abt. 1782
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Children of Benjamin PARKER and Hannah GUILD

Experience PARKER

Born: 26 September 1799, Whately, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 March 1878, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Enoch NOURSE

Caroline PARKER

Born: abt. 1801, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 November 1880, Goshen, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1757
11 October 1757
Whately, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Revolutionary War

PARKER, BENJAMIN
Ancestor #: A087332
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 10-11-1757 WHATELY MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 2-21-1811 WHATELY MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: *S
Service Description: 1) CAPT LYMAN, COLS DIKES,WELLS,WOODBRIDGE

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1) HANNAH GUILD

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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1799 Birth of Child
Experience PARKER was born 26 September 1799, Whately, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 41 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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East Whately Cemetery Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1811
21 February 1811
Whately, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 53.

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East Whately Cemetery Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state